The Internet is abuzz today with an Op-Ed in Sunday’s New York Times entitled, “A Reconciliation On Gay Marriage.” Co-authored by two men on opposite sides...
“There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.” - George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Many times I have written here about the hatred and bigotry...
In the earliest years of the twenty-first century, it felt like things were going well for the gay community. The prior decade had brought us the...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EWCum9yQhTg%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1 Only fifteen days into the new year, a year of promise that ushers in our first African American president, and yet, already our rights are...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MebGHNai8hE%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1 This is a BIG win. A win for gays. A win for decency. A win for humanity and American values. A win for fairness. A...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2SATeKp8EWo%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1%26rel%3D0 I love David Weinberger. Quick bio, via Wikipedia: “David Weinberger (born 1950 in New York) is an American technologist, professional speaker, and commentator, probably best known...
Last month, New York City art director and photographer Tom Ackerman wrote, “A Marriage Manifesto… Of Sorts“, detailing his new belief system: “They say their beliefs don’t recognize my...
Connecticut’s recent legalization of gay marriage proves that love can bring us all together. Sunday’s Vows section of The New York Times celebrates the marriage of Peter...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=u5U9N4cBY28%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1 Today’s Daily News reports that New York Governor David Patterson is considering American Federation of Teachers’ president Randi Weingarten to fill the vacancy that will be...
In today’s New York Times was a full-page advertisement paid for by a group of religious leaders, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. It is titled...
Thursday’s historic passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is cause for celebration. The first federal legislation to provide inclusive...
2009 will surely be christened the year of gay rights. We’ve added four states to the same-sex marriage list, bringing the total to six, and the...
2010: The Year When Everything Could Change – For The Worse I’m often reminded of the late-90’s science fiction TV show, “Sliders,” in which a group...
Recent advances in gay marriage have created an interesting – and I use that term generously – cornucopia of marriage situations. In California, gay marriage was...
Sarah Palin got it right. Well, just one thing: Palin knows how to fill a void. Who else was able to upstage two solid weeks of...